Nikki Hayes (singer)

Nicole Ashley Hayes, known professionally as Nikki Hayes, is an American R&B singer, songwriter and dancer born in Chicago, Illinois and is now based in Arizona.

This article is about the American singer. For the Irish radio DJ, see Nikki Hayes. For other people, see Nikki Hayes (disambiguation).
Nikki Hayes
Nikki Hayes performing in 2016
Background information
Birth nameNicole Ashley Hayes
Born (1995-09-27) September 27, 1995
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Years active2018-present
LabelsESI Records
Websiteitsnikkihayes.com

Early life

Nicole Ashley Hayes was born on September 27, 1995, in Chicago, Illinois. When she was 6 years old, she studied dance at Studio One Dance Academy in Chicago, and went on to join the choir and dance team at St. Sabina Academy. Before entering her teenaged years, she joined Walt Whitman and The Soul Children of Chicago.[1] She has since studied Jazz, West African, Ballet and Modern dance styles, before electing to start her solo singing career.

Career

In the early stages of her career, Nikki Hayes placed in the final five of Grammy Award winning producer Kuk Harrell's “Who's Next? Worldwide Online Talent Search”.[2]

In 2018, Nikki Hayes released her first single, “Move”, which earned her a nomination for an Independent Music Award for Best Song - R&B/Soul,[3] and a feature on Tyler Perry's Sistas (TV series) soundtrack,[4] as well as a spot on The CW's All American (TV series) [5] and ABC's For Life (TV series).[6]

Her second single “Stingray” was released in April 2019.[7] and was followed that September by "Together", which was featured on TNT's Claws (TV series).[8] 2020 began with the release of "Gotta Go To Sleep",[9] and most recently "Sweet".[10]

Musical style

Nikki Hayes' musical style has been described as R&B and Soul, and has cited as musical and career influences Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Stevie Wonder, and Beyoncé.[11]

Discography

Singles
Title Year
"Move" 2018
"Stingray" 2019
"Together"
"Gotta Go To Sleep" 2020
"Sweet"

Music videos
Title Year Director Ref.
"Move" 2019 Ronald Jusayan [12]
"Stingray" 2019 Braden Young [13]

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominated Work Result
2019 Independent Music Award R&B/Soul Move Nominated

References
  1. "https://coast2coastlive.com/artists/artistdetail.aspx?artistid=1903990&affiliateid=3151" Coast 2 Coast Live. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  2. Indie Music People (18 July 2018)"http://indiemusicpeople.com/artist.aspx?ID=160738" Indie Music People. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  3. Independent Music Awards (19 April 2019) "https://independentmusicawards.com/blog/2019/04/11/the-17th-independent-music-awards-nominees-announced/" Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  4. "https://www.tunefind.com/show/tyler-perrys-sistas/season-1/98637" tunefind. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  5. "https://www.tunefind.com/show/all-american/season-1/77165" tunefind. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  6. "https://www.tunefind.com/show/for-life/season-1/95764" tunefind. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  7. Ms Carmen (18 May 2020) "https://www.theheatmag.com/new-music-nikki-hayes-stingray-nikkihayes1/" The Heat Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  8. "https://www.tunefind.com/show/claws/season-3/86512#song-374530" tunefind. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  9. Elicit Magazine (26 June 2020) "https://www.elicitmagazine.com/nikki-hayes-gotta-go-to-sleep/" Elicit Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  10. Prodizzle (28 August 2020) "https://h-wing.net/nikki-hayes-sweet-new-song/" H-Wing. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  11. Ms Carmen (18 May 2020) "https://www.theheatmag.com/new-music-nikki-hayes-stingray-nikkihayes1/" The Heat Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2020
  12. "Nikki Hayes - Move (Official Video)". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  13. "Nikki Hayes - Stingray (Official Music Video)". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
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